Chapter 820, EMPLOYMENT

(820 ILCS 305/13.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.13-1) Sec. 13.1. (a) There is created a Workers' Compensation Advisory Board hereinafter referred to as the Advisory Board. After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Advisory Board shall consist of…

(820 ILCS 115/13.5) Sec. 13.5. Primary contractor responsibility for wage claims in construction industry. (a) For all contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2022, a primary contractor making or taking a contract in the State for the erection, construction, alteration, or rep…

(820 ILCS 275/130) Sec. 130. Exemption. (a) This Act does not apply to any individual or organization that is lawfully (i) monitoring for compliance with public or worker safety laws, wage and hour requirements, or other statutory requirements or (ii) picketing, patrolling, using…

(820 ILCS 219/130) Sec. 130. Prosecution by Attorney General or State's Attorney. The Attorney General or a State's Attorney, upon request of the Department, shall prosecute any violation of this Act or a standard, rule, regulation, or order adopted or issued under this Act. (Sou…

(820 ILCS 405/1300) (from Ch. 48, par. 540) Sec. 1300. Waiver or transfer of benefit rights - Partial exemption. (A) Except as otherwise provided herein any agreement by an individual to waive, release or commute his rights under this Act shall be void. (B) Benefits due under thi…

(820 ILCS 219/135) Sec. 135. Safety education and other programs. (a) The Department shall encourage public employers as well as organizations and groups of employees to institute and maintain safety education programs for employees and promote the observation of safety practices…

(820 ILCS 115/14) (from Ch. 48, par. 39m-14) Sec. 14. Penalties. (a) Any employee not timely paid wages, final compensation, or wage supplements by his or her employer as required by this Act shall be entitled to recover through a claim filed with the Department of Labor or in a …

(820 ILCS 310/14) (from Ch. 48, par. 172.49) Sec. 14. The members of the Commission, Arbitrators and other employees whose duties require them to travel, shall have reimbursed to them their actual traveling expenses and disbursements made or incurred by them in the discharge of t…

(820 ILCS 14/14) Sec. 14. Home rule. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the regulation of transportation network driver labor relations is an exclusive power and function of the State. A unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not regulate transport…

(820 ILCS 305/14) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.14) Sec. 14. The Commission shall appoint a secretary and an assistant secretary and shall employ such assistants and clerical help as may be necessary. Arbitrators shall be appointed pursuant to this Section, notwithstanding any provision…

(820 ILCS 55/14) Sec. 14. Employment requirements. (a) If an employer receives a written notification from any federal agency or other outside vendor not responsible for the enforcement of immigration law, including, but not limited to, the Social Security Administration, the Int…

(820 ILCS 255/14) (from Ch. 48, par. 1414) Sec. 14. (a) If an employee has requested information in writing about a toxic substance to which he or she is entitled under this Act and has not received the information specified within the time frames provided by this Act, the employ…

(820 ILCS 105/14) (from Ch. 48, par. 1014) Sec. 14. Nothing in this Act is deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages or oth…

(820 ILCS 115/14.5) Sec. 14.5. Payroll cards. An employer using a payroll card to pay an employee's wages shall meet the following requirements: (1) The employer shall not make receipt of wages by payroll card a condition of employment or a condition for the receipt of any benefi…

(820 ILCS 219/140) Sec. 140. Director's reports. (a) In the annual report to the Governor required by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Director shall report the result of inspections and investigations made of establishments under this Act, together with such other …

(820 ILCS 405/1400) (from Ch. 48, par. 550) Sec. 1400. Payment of contributions. On and after July 1, 1937, contributions shall accrue and become payable by each employer for each calendar year in which he is subject to this Act, with respect to wages payable for employment occur…

(820 ILCS 405/1400.1) Sec. 1400.1. Solvency Adjustments. (I) As used in this Section, "prior year's trust fund balance" means the net amount standing to the credit of this State's account in the unemployment trust fund (less all outstanding advances to that account, including but…

(820 ILCS 405/1400.2) Sec. 1400.2. Annual reporting and paying; household workers. This Section applies to an employer who solely employs one or more household workers with respect to whom the employer files federal unemployment taxes as part of his or her federal income tax retu…

(820 ILCS 405/1401) (from Ch. 48, par. 551) Sec. 1401. Interest. Any employer who shall fail to pay any contributions (including any amounts due pursuant to Section 1506.3) when required of him by the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations of the Director, whether o…

(820 ILCS 405/1402) (from Ch. 48, par. 552) Sec. 1402. Penalties. A. If any employer fails, within the time prescribed in this Act as amended and in effect on October 5, 1980, and the regulations of the Director, to file a report of wages paid to each of his workers, or to file a…

(820 ILCS 405/1402.1) Sec. 1402.1. Processing fee. A. The Director may, by rule, establish a processing fee of $50 with regard to a report of contributions due that is not required to be submitted electronically if the employer fails to submit the report on the form designated by…

(820 ILCS 405/1403) (from Ch. 48, par. 553) Sec. 1403. Financing benefits paid to state employees. Benefits paid to individuals with respect to whom this State or any of its wholly owned instrumentalities is the last employer as provided in Section 1502.1 shall be financed by app…

(820 ILCS 405/1404) (from Ch. 48, par. 554) Sec. 1404. Payments in lieu of contributions by nonprofit organizations. A. For the year 1972 and for each calendar year thereafter, contributions shall accrue and become payable, pursuant to Section 1400, by each nonprofit organization…

(820 ILCS 405/1405) (from Ch. 48, par. 555) Sec. 1405. Financing Benefits for Employees of Local Governments. A. 1. For the year 1978 and for each calendar year thereafter, contributions shall accrue and become payable, pursuant to Section 1400, by each governmental entity (other…

(820 ILCS 405/1405.1) Sec. 1405.1. Educational service centers; entities under joint agreements. A. If a school district, together with either (i) an educational service center that serves that school district and is established under Section 2-3.62 of the School Code or (ii) ano…

(820 ILCS 219/145) Sec. 145. Transition provisions. This Act does not affect any act done, ratified, or canceled, or any right occurring or established, or any action or proceeding had or commenced in an administrative, civil, or criminal cause, under the Safety Inspection and Ed…

(820 ILCS 95/15) Sec. 15. Human trafficking recognition training curriculum. (a) An employer may use its own human trafficking training program or that of a third party and be in full compliance with this Act if the human trafficking training program includes, at a minimum, all o…

(820 ILCS 156/15) Sec. 15. Existing leave usable for bereavement. An employee who is entitled to take paid or unpaid leave (including family, medical, sick, annual, personal, or similar leave) from employment, pursuant to federal, State, or local law, a collective bargaining agre…

(820 ILCS 190/15) Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Employee benefit plan" shall mean an employee benefit plan as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq. "Temporary or short-term employee"…

(820 ILCS 90/15) Sec. 15. Enforceability of a covenant not to compete or a covenant not to solicit. A covenant not to compete or a covenant not to solicit is illegal and void unless (1) the employee receives adequate consideration, (2) the covenant is ancillary to a valid employm…

(820 ILCS 148/15) Sec. 15. Employee benefits protection. (a) Any employee who exercises the right to civil air patrol leave under this Act, upon expiration of the leave, shall be entitled to be restored by the employer to the position held by the employee when the leave commenced…

(820 ILCS 55/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 2865) Sec. 15. Administration and enforcement by the Department and Attorney General. (a) It shall be the duty of the Department to enforce the provisions of this Act when, in the Department's judgment, there is cause and sufficient resources f…

(820 ILCS 185/15) Sec. 15. Notice. (a) The Department shall post a summary of the requirements of this Act in English, Spanish, and Polish on its official web site and on bulletin boards in each of its offices. (b) An entity for whom one or more individuals perform services who a…

(820 ILCS 170/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 2765) Sec. 15. Notification by employer. (a) An employer shall be required to notify all employees that they may be eligible for the federal earned income tax credit and may either apply for the credit on their tax returns or receive the credi…

(820 ILCS 80/15) Sec. 15. Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Fund. (a) The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Fund is hereby established as a trust outside of the State treasury, with the Board created in Section 20 as its trustee. The Fund shall include the individual re…

(820 ILCS 17/15) Sec. 15. Damages. Any person or entity that violates Section 10 of this Act is liable for civil damages, attorney's fees, and costs. (Source: P.A. 92-496, eff. 1-1-02.)

(820 ILCS 192/15) Sec. 15. Provision of paid leave. (a) An employee who works in Illinois is entitled to earn and use up to a minimum of 40 hours of paid leave during a 12-month period or a pro rata number of hours of paid leave under the provisions of subsection (b). The paid le…

(820 ILCS 75/15) Sec. 15. Employer pre-screening. (a) An employer or employment agency may not inquire about or into, consider, or require disclosure of the criminal record or criminal history of an applicant until the applicant has been determined qualified for the position and …

(820 ILCS 206/15) Sec. 15. Employment of minors. (a) A person shall not employ, allow, or permit a minor to work in Illinois unless that work meets the requirements of this Act and any rules adopted under this Act. (b) A person may employ, allow, or permit a minor 14 or 15 years …

(820 ILCS 70/15) Sec. 15. Retaliatory or discriminatory acts. A person shall not retaliate or discriminate against a person because the person has done or was about to do any of the following: (1) File a complaint under this Act. (2) Testify, assist, or participate in an investig…

(820 ILCS 92/15) Sec. 15. Rulemaking. The Department of Labor may adopt rules to implement the requirements of this Act. (Source: P.A. 100-536, eff. 6-1-18.)

(820 ILCS 175/15) Sec. 15. Meals. A day and temporary labor service agency or a third party client shall not charge a day or temporary laborer for any meal not consumed by the day and temporary laborer and, if consumed, no more than the actual cost of a meal. In no case shall the…

(820 ILCS 191/15) Sec. 15. Rights and remedies. The rights and remedies specified in this Act are in addition to any other rights or remedies afforded by contract or under other provisions of law. This Act does not prevent an employer from providing greater sick leave benefits th…

(820 ILCS 255/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 1415) Sec. 15. Fire Safety. (a) An employer must arrange with the administrators of fire departments having responsibility for fire prevention and control in units of local government within which the employer uses, produces or stores toxic su…

(820 ILCS 65/15) Sec. 15. Exceptions. (a) In the case of a plant closing, an employer is not required to comply with the notice requirement in subsection (a) of Section 10 if: (1) the Department of Labor determines: (A) at the time that notice would have been required, the employ…

(820 ILCS 63/15) Sec. 15. Regional Transit Authority map. The Northern Illinois Transit Authority shall make publicly available a searchable map of addresses that are located within one mile of fixed-route transit service. (Source: P.A. 103-291, eff. 1-1-24; 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.…

(820 ILCS 14/15) Sec. 15. Applicability of other labor standards. Other than as established in this Act, no arbitrator's determination or sectoral agreement approved by the Department shall diminish or erode any minimum labor standard that would otherwise apply to a TND. (Source:…

(820 ILCS 193/15) Sec. 15. Contract for products and services of freelance workers. (a) Whenever a contracting entity retains a freelance worker, the contract for such products or services shall be reduced to writing. The contracting entity shall furnish a copy of the written con…

(820 ILCS 305/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.15) Sec. 15. The Commission shall report in writing to the Governor on the 30th day of June, annually, the details and results of its administration of this Act, and may prepare and issue such special bulletins and reports from time to tim…

(820 ILCS 60/15) Sec. 15. Adjustment of claims or losses; non-exclusive remedy. The relief provided under this Act is in addition to remedies otherwise available for the same conduct under the common law or other criminal or civil statutes of this State. (Source: P.A. 88-207.)…